Take a photo. From the best angle, in the best light possible.
Latte art in ceramic mug against a wooden table. At the new cafe by the big rig repair. “DIE YUPPIE SCUM” in spray paint, scrawled on its exterior.
Or local art in acrylic frame against a stark white wall. At the hipster retail by the SROs. Strung out beggars asking for change from smokers leaning on the windows.
Tag the business. Hashtag the city. Geotag the district. Share.
Snapshots that curate gradually your personal sense of where.
Depicting place as venue for affirmation by your peers.
Influenced to see lifestyle instead of what is there.
And privatize experience of the public sphere.
The district becomes a document of its representation.
Perspective fails reality by flattening its dimensions.
Social context but a setting; cultural landscape a location.
What you do not capture is hardly worth attention.